Natalie grant born to be video

May 4, 2016

Photo by Dean Dixon

For most musicians, singing at Nashville's famed Ryman Auditorium with one of your musical heroes is a bucket list kind of event. For five-time GMA Female Vocalist of the Year, Natalie Grant, it marked the beginning of an unexpected nightmare.

"Less Than One Percent Chance of Conceiving ..."

"Here I was about to go do this dreamy event, and my phone rang. It was the doctor's office saying, ‘Hey, we have all of your results back, and you guys have less than a one percent chance of conceiving a child,'" Natalie said. "I just remember my head started to spin, and I thought, There's no way. This is not going to be our story."

A few hours later, Natalie took the stage with Wynona Judd, singing a song they had recorded together about how God brings everything together for good, just as her personal dream of bearing children began to crumble.

"A song I thought I would always sing to encourage somebody else was actually a lifeline for me that night," Natalie said.

Natalie and her husband—award-winning songwriter and producer Bernie Herms—who she will celebrate 16 years of marriage with in August, had waited more than five years be

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